Overview
The Old Sandpit is a wood in Woking. The Old Sandpit has been grown over more than the newer east half but is still visibly below the surrounding elevation. The Old Sandpit is where H. G. Wells wrote the Martians to have landed in The War of The Worlds before the east half was created.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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